While the culture and heritage of the Volta Region were celebrated over the weekend, Paramount Chief of Ve, Togbuiga Delume VII used the opportunity to inspire visiting politicians to do more for the regions school children.
Speaking to politicians at the Dodoleglimeza festival of the Ve Lukusi people in the Afadzato South District and the Sasadu festival of the Sovie Traditional area the Paramount Chief of Ve, Togbuiga Delume VII hinted that the government should assist them with their schools as most students in the area have been transferred by their parents because of the poor state of the schools.
According to him, the school enrollment is also dropping, because parents are not bringing their children to the school. He took that opportunity to appeal to the community to be proud of their schools and attend.
"We are pleading with government to speed up the Eastern corridor roads so that developmental projects can go smoothly."
He comments were directed at Minister of the Interior, Prosper Bani who was visiting the Volta Region, and gifted the Sovie Traditional area and the Afadzato South District 10,000 cedi each to go towards development.
The money was received by District Chief Executive for Afadjato south, Volta Region Angela Akorli Tay.
The Deputy Volta Regional Minister, Francis Ganyaglo, the Presidential Flagbearer of the PPP, Paa Kwesi Nduom, Running mate of the PPP, Mrs Bridgette Dzobenuku were also at both festivals.
Speaking at the Dodoleglimeza festival, the Minister of the Interior applauded the traditional authorities for respecting and valuing their own plan and process in selecting leaders which over the years has prevented conflicts as has been the case in many traditional areas across the country.
According to him, such peaceful traditional rule will speed up development and also assure government the confidence that its investment in the area will be protected.